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In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.
Two months ago, this factory — and this entire city, located in China's eastern province of Zhejiang — was a much quieter place. Inspection crews from the environmental bureau had shut businesses down, cutting electricity and gas so that they could determine who was following China's environmental laws and who wasn't.
The boss of this factory, who asked that his name not be used for fear of punishment by local officials, says he's never seen anything like it.
"It had a big impact on our business," he says. "We couldn't make the delivery date since we [were] shut down. It's not just our factory. All the factories out here had this issue."
This is happening across the country: Entire industrial regions of China are being temporarily shut down, and the unusual sight of blue skies is reappearing as environmental inspectors go about their work. After decades of doing little about the pollution that has plagued much of the country, China's government may finally be getting serious about enforcing its environmental laws.
Let's see if shit from China becomes more expensive.I'm expecting great things from China in the way of pollution reduction and green energy.
China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown
In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.
Two months ago, this factory — and this entire city, located in China's eastern province of Zhejiang — was a much quieter place. Inspection crews from the environmental bureau had shut businesses down, cutting electricity and gas so that they could determine who was following China's environmental laws and who wasn't.
The boss of this factory, who asked that his name not be used for fear of punishment by local officials, says he's never seen anything like it.
"It had a big impact on our business," he says. "We couldn't make the delivery date since we [were] shut down. It's not just our factory. All the factories out here had this issue."
This is happening across the country: Entire industrial regions of China are being temporarily shut down, and the unusual sight of blue skies is reappearing as environmental inspectors go about their work. After decades of doing little about the pollution that has plagued much of the country, China's government may finally be getting serious about enforcing its environmental laws.
Sell your Walmart stock!!!Let's see if shit from China becomes more expensive.I'm expecting great things from China in the way of pollution reduction and green energy.
China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown
In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.
Two months ago, this factory — and this entire city, located in China's eastern province of Zhejiang — was a much quieter place. Inspection crews from the environmental bureau had shut businesses down, cutting electricity and gas so that they could determine who was following China's environmental laws and who wasn't.
The boss of this factory, who asked that his name not be used for fear of punishment by local officials, says he's never seen anything like it.
"It had a big impact on our business," he says. "We couldn't make the delivery date since we [were] shut down. It's not just our factory. All the factories out here had this issue."
This is happening across the country: Entire industrial regions of China are being temporarily shut down, and the unusual sight of blue skies is reappearing as environmental inspectors go about their work. After decades of doing little about the pollution that has plagued much of the country, China's government may finally be getting serious about enforcing its environmental laws.
I'm expecting great things from China in the way of pollution reduction and green energy.
China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown
In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.
Two months ago, this factory — and this entire city, located in China's eastern province of Zhejiang — was a much quieter place. Inspection crews from the environmental bureau had shut businesses down, cutting electricity and gas so that they could determine who was following China's environmental laws and who wasn't.
The boss of this factory, who asked that his name not be used for fear of punishment by local officials, says he's never seen anything like it.
"It had a big impact on our business," he says. "We couldn't make the delivery date since we [were] shut down. It's not just our factory. All the factories out here had this issue."
This is happening across the country: Entire industrial regions of China are being temporarily shut down, and the unusual sight of blue skies is reappearing as environmental inspectors go about their work. After decades of doing little about the pollution that has plagued much of the country, China's government may finally be getting serious about enforcing its environmental laws.
I'm sure this will suppress iPhone X sales...So this is just in time to impact Christmas here in the U.S.?
Pfft... it'll be nice not to see a flood of crap from China. I'd gladly pay more for something made in America.
